I haven’t had much time to write in the last couple of weeks. Once the new year hit, I started to prepare for a longer trip away from home and the office. For the next several weeks, I’m in Ft Jackson, SC, attending CHBOLC (Chaplain Basic Officer Leadership Course at USA-IRL). It’s a course every…
This year, I’ve had the privilege of taking over the Center for Worldview and Culture at Southwest Baptist University. The aim of the center is the same as that of the University. Our aim isn’t merely vocational training but the formation of the entire person. At SBU, we want to shape our students’ hearts and…
This past Sunday, I had the chance to preach at a church in Georgetown, KY. My friend, Andy Waldroup, has pastored this church for a long time, and I was privileged to visit and open the Bible with his people. As he introduced me, he said all the customary things one says when introducing a…
In Mark 4:30-34 we read about the Parable of the Mustard Seed. Think about the process of a seed being planted and germinating into a tree. The seed needs to be planted in the soil. The seed could lay dormant for years but with the right amount of sunlight, temperature, and moisture something miraculous happens.…
Recently I posted an article arguing for the idea of multiplication. That is, as Christians we are called to make disciples (Matt 28:18–20). We hope the disciples we make will, in turn, make other disciples. In short, multiplication = disciples making more disciples. I’m not going to rehash that argument. If you are interested, you…
Here are a few links that are worth a look. Denny Burk, in light of an article by Julie Rogers in the New York Times, rightly asserts, “People living in sexual immorality do indeed have to choose between their sin and Jesus.” Read his important post here. Is Jordan Peterson a liar, lunatic, legend, or…
My bride stays at home with our four gifts. She’s great at it. She excels at being my helpmate and bride. And she’s a great mom. I’m deeply grateful that I serve at a church where they take care of us financially so we’re not having to balance two jobs — life for us is…
In this short video Dr. Whitney (from Southern Seminary) shares about how he did family worship with his kids growing up. It’s simple and therefore, easily reproducible. And may I just add this word of wisdom for those of you who feel utterly defeated when you hear the words “family worship”: if you’re doing anything, just…
The young hero and the horrible giant David and Goliath, from 1 Samuel 17 GOD’S PEOPLE HAD SOME scary enemies, but the Philistines were the scariest of them all. And now the Philistines had come to fight them. The young hero and the horrible giant David and Goliath, from 1 Samuel 17 GOD’S PEOPLE HAD…
1. Meditation and memorization keep you from sin. “I have stored up Your Word in my heart, that I might not sin against You” (Psalm 119: 11). 2. Meditation and memorization transform your thinking. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind” (Romans 12: 2). 3. Meditation…
Theology Along the Way 